Workplace violence is a serious and growing safety and health problem that has reached epidemic levels—it is now the third-leading cause of job deaths and responsible for more than 30,000 serious lost-time injuries each year.
Nurses, medical assistants, emergency responders and social workers suffer 72% of all workplace assaults. Women workers are at particular risk, suffering 2 out of every 3 serious workplace violence injuries. This legislation would create a workplace violence prevention standard to protect workers in health care and social services from injury and death. This bill passed the House on April 16, 2021.
Vote result: Passed
YEAs: 254
NAYs: 166
Legislator | State Sort ascending | District | Party | Vote | |
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Rep. Michael McCaul | 10 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Chip Roy | 21 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Pat Fallon | 4 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Lance Gooden | 5 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Joaquín Castro | 20 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez | 34 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Roger Williams | 25 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Tony Gonzales | 23 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Veronica Escobar | 16 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. John Carter | 31 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Louie Gohmert | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Henry Cuellar | 28 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Sylvia Garcia | 29 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Lloyd Doggett | 37 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Pete Sessions | 17 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Randy Weber | 14 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Dan Crenshaw | 2 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Van Taylor | 3 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson | 30 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Michael C. Burgess | 26 | Republican | Not Voting |